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Three people killed at monster truck show in the Netherlands




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According to reports in the Netherlands, Three people, including a child, have been killed on Sunday when a  “monster truck” ploughed into a crowd during a stunt show in the town of Haaksbergen.

It is believed that the modified truck careered off the track after driving over a line of prop cars, crashing through a barricade and into the audience.

It is believed that Two adults and one child were killed in the incident, whilst 15 others were wounded, five of them seriously, mayor Hans Gerritsen told Dutch public broadcaster NOS.

Several emergency helicopters, ambulances, fire trucks and police cars attended the scene, along with rescue services from nearby Germany, Dutch state television said.

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